Category: Wesleyan Accent Blog
Are You Really Free? by Michelle Bauer
August 1, 2018
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the…
Practicing Discernment: Thy Will Be Done by Justus Hunter
July 27, 2018
There are two difficulties with our prayer, “Thy will be done.” We fret over the first, but the second is…
Campfire Pilgrimage: The Value of Summer Camp by Rob Haynes
July 18, 2018
It is summer camp season. For thousands of children and youth that means night hikes and camp fires, arts and…
How We Really Measure Congregational Growth by Matt Sigler
July 16, 2018
Methodists are good at counting. The numerous records that have been kept over the years of “conversions,” “probationary members,” and…
Methodism On Fire by Pete Bellini
July 12, 2018
It is no revelation that the United Methodist Church is facing an uncertain and problematic future.The second largest Protestant denomination in the United States is deeply divided over…
Finding Spiritual Freedom by Michelle Bauer
June 28, 2018
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me…
Receiving The Value Of Sabbaticals by Andy Stoddard
June 27, 2018
I’m at just about the halfway point of renewal leave (i.e. Sabbatical). I took my first church job in 1997,…
John Wesley: Optimist of Grace by Kevin Watson
June 6, 2018
Henry H. Knight III’s John Wesley: Optimist of Grace is a book I would like to get into the hands of…
Faith, Defeat, & Expectation by Otis T. McMillan
May 31, 2018
True faith is demonstrated with obedience: what you cannot see, God does. “And as he entered into a certain village,…
Faith from the Inside Out by Priscilla Hammond
May 30, 2018
There are seven “Woe to you” statements in Matthew 23: Jesus was warning the teachers of the law and the…